Health
Moderna’s newly approved mRNA flu shot, mFLUSIVA, generated 78 VAERS reports through Oct. 30, 2026. The reports included inability to walk, partial vision loss, arrhythmias, fainting, and hospitalization. Specific accounts described lost use of legs, inability to stand hours later, visual-field loss, ECG-confirmed atrial fibrillation, and an emergency trip after a pharmacy fall. Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher cited findings that VAERS captures less than 1% of events and that the shot showed six times the risk of severe Grade 3 systemic reactions versus conventional flu shots.
Economy
Credit card balances reached a record $1.29 trillion, with household debt at $19.1 trillion. Card balances rose $22 billion in the third quarter and $52 billion year over year, with the average borrower owing $6,678. Serious delinquencies stood at 10.3% of balances in low-income neighborhoods, 4.4% in wealthy areas and 6.9% nationwide, compared with 5.2% before the pandemic. Household debt has risen $5 trillion since 2019, and borrowers under 30 recorded the highest new serious delinquency rates.
Meanwhile, the average new-car buyer paid a record $51,109 in October, above $50,614 last December. Compact cars and SUVs sold faster but did not offset full-size trucks averaging $67,912, up 1.4% year over year. Compact SUVs averaged $37,895 and compact cars $28,030. Discounts equaled 6.8% of the sale price, versus more than 10% before the pandemic.
In other news, Nvidia’s board may meet as soon as today to consider removing CEO Jensen Huang amid reports of two extramarital affairs. U.S. officials described Alice Huang as a Chinese intelligence asset, although Beijing denied the claim. The board opened an investigation and said secrets were not believed to have been compromised. Five people who worked at the company later alleged a relationship with Kimberly Powell, a vice president of health care who reports to him. Two said the pair were filmed at a San Jose hotel before security offered a bystander a nondisclosure agreement. After-hours shares fell about 8%. House chairs sought a Nov. 18 briefing, and Rep. Brian Mast said he was prepared to issue a subpoena. The New York Times reported that tech allies have rallied behind Huang as vital in the A.I. race, and a Blind survey of Nvidia employees showed 88 percent support for him remaining CEO.
Separately, Anthropic’s IPO has drawn multiple times the orders for available shares, according to bankers who want a higher valuation before next Thursday’s trading. The company is marketing 825 million shares at $70 to $78 under ticker ANT, implying about $1.4 trillion fully diluted and seeking as much as $90.4 billion. Google, Nvidia and Microsoft committed $26 billion at the IPO price. Klarna, StubHub and other oversubscribed deals later traded below their offer prices. Jack Selby of Peter Thiel’s family office warned that a weak debut could figure in a large AI-market correction.
Artificial Intelligence
Julian Assange warned in 2017 that AI could run propaganda via customized feeds and influence campaigns 20 to 30 moves ahead, beneath human perception. In 2018, he called undetectable AI mass influence an existential threat. Maya Ackerman told the American Jewish Committee that advocates can lobby AI firms directly because chatbots show what companies want users to see. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said the ADL has worked with OpenAI, Anthropic, Alphabet, Meta and X to address antisemitism in source code.
Relatedly, David Sacks, former White House AI and crypto czar, told the All-In podcast that Democrats who won Congress will push AI legislation, including a federal department that would approve frontier models and block release unless firms address disinformation and dissonant thought, turbocharged by superintelligence. Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has called for a cabinet-level agency that can inspect labs, block releases, and order shutdowns.
Epstein Files
House Oversight Republicans released a 137-page report concluding that Epstein’s post-2005 crimes could have been prevented but for federal failures. The report names former Obama counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Bill Gates, Leon Black, and Hakeem Jeffries’ campaign, and finds no documents implicating President Trump. It blames the 2007 South Florida non-prosecution deal. According to the report, Black paid Epstein $158 million to $170 million. Ruemmler accepted luxury gifts and in 2016 told Epstein it was the best massage ever but not his kind of massage. Witnesses said Trump was not involved. Ranking Member Robert Garcia described the report as based on an incomplete investigation with zero public hearings and said Democrats intend to hold hearings questioning powerful men associated with Epstein, including Donald Trump.
Other US Politics
President Trump said he will step in if incoming Texas Governor Gina Hinojosa abandons state border enforcement. Democrats won the attorney general’s office and the Texas House, while Republicans held the Senate. Operation Lone Star had supplied barriers, extra police, detention, and migrant transports. Hinojosa called it political theatre and said she may scale it back. Incoming Attorney General Nathan Johnson plans to review ICE pacts. A law requires sheriffs in 234 jail counties to assist ICE, and Democrats lack Senate votes to repeal it.
Meanwhile, a twice-deported Honduran identified as Gomez-Alberto allegedly claimed to have a bomb and tried to storm the cockpit of United Flight 2174 from Newark to New Orleans. He was arrested on landing and charged with felony bomb threat, terroristic threats, and disorderly conduct. Deported after 2011 and 2014 entries, he re-entered in 2019 and was released by an immigration judge. A law enforcement source said he was able to gain release by claiming he feared persecution as a transgender person. The flight landed safely with no injuries reported, and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office charged him with communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing after treating the bomb claim as false.
In other news, now that the Democratic Socialists of America has grown its representation through more than 50 federal, state, and local victories, its attention has turned to 2028 Democratic primaries, including discussion of running socialists in additional races and targeting intra-party rivals.
Geopolitics
U.S., Russian and Ukrainian teams in Abu Dhabi agreed in principle to what Jared Kushner called the largest prisoner exchange of the war. Russian aide Vladimir Medinsky said Europe remains a hurdle, arguing European governments finance and arm one side. Moscow said it would review European proposals. Ukraine rejected a U.S. idea to redraw Donetsk and Luhansk lines so Russia could claim the Donbas while Ukrainian forces kept cities they still hold. Kushner and Steve Witkoff were to take proposals to President Putin, then consult President Zelensky.
Separately, the Trump administration asked Moscow to draft a future European security framework as talks advance, and envoys will repeat the request to Putin on Thursday. Russia has long demanded limits on NATO expansion and a smaller Western military presence in Eastern Europe, conditions Washington previously rejected. Officials said nothing would be signed without Europe and Ukraine. Warsaw said the Pentagon backed a permanent U.S. base in Poland for 5,000 troops. No terms have been agreed upon. Zelenskyy warned Europe to pay close attention to U.S.-Russia discussions on a broader security framework, while Kushner said NATO would remain central and any arrangement must respect sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Sources
Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1.29 Trillion as Household Debt Soars to $19.1 Trillion
Credit card debt has reached $1.29 trillion, while total household debt has soared to $19.1 trillion.
Moderna mRNA Flu Shot Tied to Flood of VAERS Reports of Paralysis, Vision Loss and Hospitalizations
Among them are accounts of sudden inability to walk, partial vision loss, cardiac arrhythmias, fainting, and hospitalization.
Source | Submitted by RandomMike
Assange’s 2017 Warning: AI to Re-Centralize Information Control Beyond Human Perception
Undetectable mass social influence powered by artificial intelligence is an existential threat to humanity.
Source | Submitted by richcabot
“Best Massage Ever”: GOP Epstein Report Names Obama Counsel, Clears Trump Amid Federal Failures
The consensus of every witness examined before the Committee was that President Trump – to their knowledge – was not involved in any crimes committed by Epstein and Maxwell
Nvidia Board Weighs Ousting Huang Over Dual Affairs as Shares Plunge
Nvidia is reportedly preparing to remove founder and CEO Jensen Huang following revelations of two extramarital affairs, including one involving a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.
Trump Vows to Step In If Texas Dems Dismantle Border Ops
And if they don’t continue my policy, I will.
Sacks: Dems Will Supercharge Censorship With AI Superintelligence
a surveillance and censorship state that’s turbocharged by superintelligence.
K-Shaped Market Pushes Average New Car Price to Record $51,109
The average new car buyer in America paid $51,109 in October – a new record.
DSA’s Midterm Wins Mask Infighting and Overreach Risks
Yet while hopes are running high, the size of the Democratic majority and the DSA’s own fractious internal culture pose significant challenges to the organization’s ability to capitalize long term.
Anthropic IPO Oversubscribed as Bankers Push Valuation, but Hyped Deals Often Flop and a Weak Debut Could Burst the AI Bubble
An underperforming Anthropic IPO has to be a very prominent player in what will be a pretty massive correction in the market with respect to AI.
Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Attempts United Cockpit Storm After Bomb Claim
A twice-deported Honduran illegal alien claimed to have a bomb and attempted to storm the cockpit of a Newark-to-New Orleans United flight on Monday night.
Europe Blamed as Prime Peace Obstacle After US-Russia-Ukraine Talks Seal Major Prisoner Swap
As was the case in 2025, the main hurdle to peace is still Ukraine’s European enablers.
Twice-Deported Honduran Got Asylum as Trans Before Alleged Hijack Attempt
He was granted asylum in 2020 based on his claim of being persecuted for being transgender.
Washington Asks Moscow to Draft New European Security Framework
Washington just asked Moscow to draft a new security agreement with Europe
In addition to sources submitted by community members, the following were also used in the creation of this report: Lumida Wealth Management, American Banker, Car Dealership Guy, The New York Times, Blind, Grok, Rep. Ted Lieu, Ranking Member Robert Garcia, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Jared Kushner.
by westcoastjan 
